Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06

who had been on strike, returned to work al
the old wages
1 May sT-An association organized by forty
seven Philadelphia hosiery Manufacturers. EN-
ploying twelve thousand men. for protection
| against unreasonable demands of employees.
May S-Master-masons of Chicago declared
the eight-hOur movement failure - Execu
tive committee of knights of Labor changed
| from five TO eleven members, with permanent
headquarters at Philadelphia
June Illinois State Labor Association con-
j. June 5-Robcrt Schillirg, Knight of Labor
leader, indicted for conspiracy at milwaukee,
june 3-Hosiery weaYSrs, TO the number o.
| i $50 in the Kensington district OF Philadel-
| PHO, went on q strike.
| June Str Ike of building trades in St. Louis
declared over
June Nearly twelve Thousand tailors in
Williams burg. n. Y, and Newark, N j., struck
| to help the eight thousand idle ones in New
| York CITY.
june s-striking furniture-workers in Chicago
] go back 10 the old plan.
June 11-Master masons of Boston returned
| TO the old system.
| June 12-Delegates TO the telegraphers' con-
vention resolved TO join the KNIGHTS OF Labor.
June 19-After SIX weeks trial of the eight
| hour day, the St Louis furnlture-WO-kerS re-
| turned to the Old system
June 21-Eight-hour ordinance repealed by
June 2s-Nafional Association of Scddlery and
Harness Manufacturers formed at Pittsburgh,
for protection against strikes. After four
months strike the stove molders returned TO
work at Toy N Y. on their employers terms
Five thousand collar-girls began again at the
June a5-Nailers' strike at Pittsburgh, which
lasted year settled Py co%pE pr ms ir,ots ~
Labor report following to have been the cost or
strike on Wabash system: slOeOoS TO the ne board;
81, 10000 TO the strikers and S5.5OOOOO TO the
railroad company.
Sept 2s-National Council of the United
Order of American Mechanics met at Baltimore.
Oct. S-Chfcago packers decided TO return to
the ten-hour system, and the employees struck:
The strike ended on the 18th, but was renewed
on the 9th of November. by order of the knights,
and the Chicago militia was called out On
November most OF the men returned 10 work
on packers terms, and on the 18th the strike
was ordered OF by Mr.. Powderly. On the 10Th
the militia left the yards and two days later the
Oct. 13-Mr. Powderly reelected General
Master Workman, Knights OF Labor, ut Rich
Oct 1sIThird annual convention OF the Ma
tional Brotherhood OF Railway Brakemen, COM
menced at San Antonio Tex.
Oct 2O-Twenty- convention OF Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers, convened at
Oct 2s-Executive Board OF the National Fed
Grafton of Miners and Mine Laborers, at Pitts
bragds caIeuIated 10 ,e create mischief
Dec. injecting Of Federation of Organized
Dec 15-Strike in Chicago OF Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern switchmen officially de-
clared on; began in jane last
NEUROLOGY.
Jan. 81. B. Lipplncott. the well-krow77 pub
Usher died At Philade fIhia-
Jan. 9-Nahum Capen, LII. D., postmaster OF
Boston under Presidents Buchanan, and who be-
gan the free delivery Of letters died in thatcity
Jan IO-Hon BenjamEn COnley Ex-Governor of
Georgia, died at his home in Atlanta Ga.
Jan. 22-James T. Farley. ex-United States
Senator, died at Jackson, Cal
Jan. 24-Joseph c. Rankin member of Con
gress from the Fifth Wisconsin district, died at
Washington.
Jan. a6-Death of ex-U- S. Senator DaviD r.
Atchison at Clinton County, Mo.
In Rr0wn (,nVRrnOr TnnHRg.
sec in 1s4e, and Minister 20 Russia in 1850. died
in Nashville.
the Palladium and the Courier and Journal, died
at New Haven. Conn: said 10 be the oldast
printer III the United States.
FeD-s-General David Hnnzer, U. s. A et1s'
tiredN died suddenly in washington Ma ,,,o.z,o.
Feb 9-Major-General w s. Hancock dietsiat
Feb IL John I G. THOMPSON. noted Demo-
cratic politician died ut Seattle, w. It.
Feb 12-Horatio Seyn1nr, ex-governor Of
New York, died at the residence OF his sister,
Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, at Utica George c.
Francisco; died at Denver, G5l-
Feb. 13-Dr. D. B. EwiEss enc of the NEST
terry died at Pittsburgh, Pa
Feb 1s-John B. Cough, br forty years the
leading orator on temperaIpe.in the world, died
at Frankfort near Philadelphia, of1oaralysiss-
Feb 24-Henry N. Walker, of Detroit, first
president OF me Associated1Eress, died in that
Fen, 25-Jnlge James T. N1tchen dropped
dead while addressing convention of ex-neu1z
bers of the Iowa Legislaturseat Des Moines-
Mar s.Se nator John F. Miller, OF California,
died ttWasbington. -. C. E5Meeier, for many
yearssgeneraE passenger agznt OF the New York
Central road, died at Schen sceal1y, N. Y.
Mar 1Jersme 3. Cha1eEef first United States
Senator frornCOlorado, dieaatL'urdy S Station,
Mar. 15-AFichael Hahn, Congressman Hum
the Second district of Loutzianzl, and its first
Governor after the war, die4atr washington =.
William irwin formerly Goseez1Dr OF California,
died at San francisco.
Mar 23-Ansel n. Kelloggs. president OF the
A. NJ Kellogg Newspaper COMPANY and founder
of auxiliary printing, died aAThUmasville, Ga.
Espr. 13-9haddeus Fairbanks. the Vermont
scale inventor, died at SsL- uIhnsbury, nHihis
Apr l3-Bs4- ). H. Arnettt. superintendent of
the American Express company, d1ect at
Oneida community, near IshcaA y. Y, died at
niagara Fads.
Apr a6~SoIOnon L. w zTtr,=y, United 7sates
D strict Judge for the Yves sern district of Mich
igan, died a5lSan Diego, Cal-
Nay 1-Bzshep Charles Eraakiin Robortson,
otsIhe Diocssr OF Missouri tEpiscopaD, c1ed in
May io-rsuah of DaviEqEzher probably at
tire time OF MS death, in Encianati, the<Dldest
congressman living.
May 21-s5f: Dio Lewis, antthor and re 3rmer,
6hed at Yonksrs, N. Y.
May 30-Hh aeral of StiLRnnr s. Day Is, Past
CiFand ChanEellor of the World. Knights II Fyth-
as, occurred at Nashua. ~ H
June l-dohn Kelly, the noted Tamrna1y lead
June 5-RsE PharcelgEzs CHURCH, OLE of the
most promineA. Baptist ,aArsJmen, died ut Tar
June la-peath of JarzassS Kirk, of-Chicago,
the millionaire soap-ms 1or-
June 17-ESiwin p. Whippae, the w2ll-known
literary critic, died at BaStsl1-
June 24a-Jadge David 0ES1s, ex-Ass 1ciate JUS
tce of thu United State7&SSIIrernG Court, United
States Senator and vissua1ly Vice President OF.
the United States. di61 al Bloomington, ILL.,
leaving an estate of s. QO0-000.
July 5-Death of GeeFge w. Portea publisher
CT Balt1nOre Journal ~ Commerce. IN that city
-. ChisG POundmakeDs noted header of the;
Indianssof Northwest territory, dieA
July 1l-Henry X Brown. who xist the fra
bronze.s1atue in this country, dieo&at Newbuzss.
n. Y.
July1eJames F. Carbon. inveetor of aEiH
cultuSal and prin 1fg machinery, died al
Rochester, N Y..-laptain H C-Cshester- nas-
cuer of the Han Arctic Expedlfion, died at